Oslo TR

[Norsky]

Just got back from a reunion in Oslo. I only got out one day for some fun bolt clipping with some locals. There's loads of awesome climbing right outside of the city. In fact, there's a subway station about 5 minutes from the cliff I went to! Imagine a 25 meter cliff just over vertical with glacier polished granite reminiscent of Petrifying wall. Anyone else have Scandinavia stories?

I hope to visit my cousin in Goteborg, Sweden to go bouldering on the island of Hono someday.

[bird]

If your mission was to put people to sleep, mission accomplished.

 

 

 

[Dru]

I heard the Lofotens rock with 24 hour sunshine and sweet clean granite.

 

Oh and beers cost $10 a glass

[bird]

 

Just fuckin with ya, Norsky. It does sound like an amazing place. It probably helps to have family there so you can mooch $10 beers off of 'em. I will check out Hono for you if I ever get around to reuniting with my kin folk.

[cj001f]

Dru said:

I heard the Lofotens rock with 24 hour sunshine and sweet clean granite.

You've drooled over the Webster guide too? Acess be a bit of a problem to the Lofoten

 

[Dru]

There's like a new Lofotens TR every week on ukclimbing.com it seems like. access not much of a problem.

[cj001f]

Dru said:

There's like a new Lofotens TR every week on ukclimbing.com it seems like. access not much of a problem.

From Scotland or the UK no. Being half up the coast, it's a bit of a haul from the states.

[Dru]

cheap flights to london?

[Norsky]

First off, Bird you are a bastard.

 

Second, I spent 7 days climbing in Lofoten in 97. It is sooo awesome if you can handle the 10 hour train ride up to the ferry. We had bad jetlag, but who cares with non-stop light. Ed Webster has a great guide book for the islands. One highlight was topping out on "Svolvaer Gjeita" where you jump from one "goat horn" to another with major exposure. Huge granite coming out of the Norwegian Sea. Yes...I only had enough $$ for one beer the entire week. I gots loads of pics if I ever motivate to post em

[chilly]

Going that way in October!!! Unknown how the weather will be?? Sounds like a great place.

[cj001f]

Norsky said:

I gots loads of pics if I ever motivate to post em

 

Is "Svolvaer Gjeita" on the cover of the Webster guide? That climb looks awesome - and I'd be interested in seeing those pics sometime

[Fence_Sitter]

Dru said:

I heard the Lofotens rock with 24 hour sunshine and sweet clean granite.

 

Oh and beers cost $10 a glass

 

yeah those were the only sober days of my last 5 years...

[Norsky]

cj001f said:

Norsky said:

I gots loads of pics if I ever motivate to post em

 

Is "Svolvaer Gjeita" on the cover of the Webster guide? That climb looks awesome - and I'd be interested in seeing those pics sometime

 

Yes, it's on the cover. It's a pretty easy four or five pitch 5.8. There's harder variations if you are so inclined. Like the book says, if you look down from the big jump move, you'll see the church with the conveniently located grave yard right below you!